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Google Won't Pay Bell South

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the blackmailers-never-prosper dept.

grandgator writes "Google has offered a clear response to Bell South's proposal to charge content providers an additional fee for access to their network: They won't pay. In an email, Google's Barry Schnitt told the folks at networkingpipeline: 'Google is not discussing sharing of the costs of broadband networks with any carrier. We believe consumers are already paying to support broadband access to the Internet through subscription fees and, as a result, consumers should have the freedom to use this connection without limitations'"

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  1. Way to Stand up for us all by Grue_Food · · Score: 5, Funny

    I commend Google for standing up to the Dark Lord for us.

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    1. Re:Way to Stand up for us all by rtconner · · Score: 4, Funny

      yay! Google is not evil, and they might even be good!

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    2. Re:Way to Stand up for us all by GeneralTao · · Score: 3, Funny

      "I could see maybe a double tiered service perhaps this way... like $20/month for the craptacular we charge your webservices too version"

      Thanks, but I hated it the first time they did it, when it was called CompuServ.

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    3. Re:Way to Stand up for us all by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      They're getting free publicity because they're doing "right" by the consumer

      You're right, I was about to use altavista until I read about this.

      OMG I just checked to see if it was still there and altavista has moved from altavista.digital.com to altavista.com. And there aren't any ads! It's scary how you can get distracted for 5 to 10 years and then next time you look, eveything's changed.

  2. Power... by zenasprime · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...to the corporations...???????????????...

    No, it just doesn't feel right, at all, ever.

  3. "Get Loooooooooost" by nacturation · · Score: 5, Funny

    The summary: Give us more money, and we won't throttle traffic to your site. In response, Google tells them to [results filtered by safe search].

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    1. Re:"Get Loooooooooost" by Fred_A · · Score: 2, Funny
      try the "Post Humously" option.


      Post with mashed chickpeas ? Wouldn't that jam your keyboard ?
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  4. Switching Matrix by Tackhead · · Score: 4, Funny
    > Bill Smith, chief technology officer at BellSouth justified content charging companies by saying they are using the telco's network without paying for it. "

    Agent Smith: "If I go to the airport, I can buy a coach standby ticket or a first-class ticket," Smith said. "In the shipping business, I can get two-day air or six-day ground."

    Neoogle: Wow, that sounds like a really good deal, Bill. But I think I've got a better one. How about I give you the finger, and you give me my phone call.

  5. Google is very ballsy these days by gbobeck · · Score: 3, Funny

    Google has been showing a very large ammount of testicular fortitude lately. First Google says no to US government's request for logs of searches and now they told Bell South to stick it.

    Its only a matter of time before Google hires Chuck Norris to simply roundhouse kick all of their enemies.

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    1. Re:Google is very ballsy these days by Rude+Turnip · · Score: 4, Funny

      Chuck Norris doesn't use search engines. All the relevant results simply huddle together in fear.

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  6. Dark Lord? by Spy+der+Mann · · Score: 5, Funny

    "One rule to ring them all!" No, wait...
    "One Bell to web them all!" Hmm...
    "And in the darkness Bell them" No, something's not right...

    "Ma' Bell to sue them all!"

    THERE! :D

    1. Re:Dark Lord? by geobeck · · Score: 5, Funny
      "Ma' Bell to sue them all!"

      ...and in the darkness bill them.

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  7. Re:Imagine you were Bell South... by GungaDan · · Score: 2, Funny

    Um... kick a puppy? Push a little old lady out into traffic? Apologize to my dark lord for having failed to do his bidding this time?

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  8. Re:block all traffic from Bell South subnets by bcattwoo · · Score: 4, Funny

    But then I would have to switch to Road Runn^[NO CARRIER]

  9. regulation? by StarvingSE · · Score: 3, Funny

    I may be going really radical with this, but I personally believe internet access should be a regulated utility just like gas, power, and the like. Its a fact that most people now NEED access to the internet on a daily basis. I am required to get my homework assignments off the web for school, and e-mail is one of my primary forms of communication with work and friends.

    The fact that ISP's will try to do something like this just to make an extra buck on top of their outrageous fees just screams government regulation.

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  10. That means Something by mxronin · · Score: 2, Funny

    I am probably not the first or last person to say this but isn't it funny how bellsouth's initials is BS.